Desperate Democrats

Check out some of the campaign ads that Senate candidates Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota are airing.

By

Jason L. Riley

Nov. 2, 2012 1:58 p.m. ET

Democrats running in red states typically have a tough row to hoe, and this year is no exception. Just check out some of the campaign ads that Senate candidates Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota have rolled out down the stretch.

Mr. Donnelly, a congressman from South Bend who is facing Republican Richard Mourdock, appears in a new ad that favorably mentions George W. Bush. "Joe Donnelly voted against trillions in spending," says the narrator. "He's for a balanced budget amendment and...